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Jim and Margery's favorite segments of the year.

The hosts of WGBH’s "All Rev’d Up” debated the longterm impact of last week's piece, titled “Trump Should Be Removed From Office."

On Dec. 18, a federal appeals court struck down an integral part of the Affordable Care Act that imposes a penalty on an individual if they are not covered by health insurance.

The episode garnered just under 10 million viewers, but Thompson thinks it was just a competent showing.

Healey is suing eight out-of-state online retailers for allegedly selling flavored tobacco products in the wake of new Massachusetts law.

The mayor took aim at the home rule process, which requires municipalities to receive state approval before taking certain actions like raising taxes.

GBH's Callie Crossley and The Bay State Banner's Yawu Miller join for this week’s round of Press Play media analysis. They discuss media coverage of Epstein developments, an incident where two Boston Globe reporters were attacked at Mass & Cass., WEEI host Mike Felger’s outsized influence in Boston media and what Margaret Sullivan has dubbed “the media capitulation index.”John Davidson once hosted of shows like Hollywood Squares and That’s Incredible!, and served as Johnny Carson’s go-to fill-in host on The Tonight Show. Now, he’s celebrating an encore season of shows at his Club Sandwich in Sandwich, New Hampshire. He joins for Live Music Friday and talks about a life in show business, songwriting and falling in love late in life.NBC10 Boston's local woman Sue O’Connell discusses 50 years of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, efforts to put President Trump on Mount Rushmore, and other assorted news of the day.Olga Cherevko is a UN aid worker in Gaza. She joins to talk about what she’s seeing on the ground as the humanitarian crisis worsens.Meredith Goldstein recounts some of her latest and greatest Love Letters advice columns, and gives her take on the Coldplay jumbotron scandal.

Dan Primack, business editor with Axios, talks about the state of the Fed, Trump tariffs and global trade.Andrea Cabral on DOJ chair Tulsi Gabbard winning over Trump with claims about Obama engaging in criminal conspiracy.James Jacoby joins to talk about his latest film for FRONTLINE, “Remaking the Middle East: Israel vs. Iran.”

Today:Naturalist Sy Montgomery zooms in to discuss her trip with producer Zoe Mathews to a puffin colony in Maine.And, Marty Martinez is the new CEO and President of United Way of Massachusetts Bay. He joins to discuss the nonprofit and social services.

GBH executive arts editor Jared Bowen discusses AI-fueled video games and the mayoral forum on the arts.Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem discusses the latest on the gunman in New York, tsunami warnings after last night's earthquake, and new FEMA grants set to go out to states to build migrant detention facilities.Marty Martinez, President and CEO of United Way of Massachusetts Bay, joins to discuss the challenges facing community-based nonprofits right now. Martinez, who formerly served as Boston's health chief, also discusses the state of public health.Naturalist and author Sy Montgomery recounts her trip to see a thriving puffin population in Maine with BPR senior producer Zoe Mathews. Plus, Sy talks about elephants communicating with humans and a pair of coyotes living in Central Park.

Congresswoman Katherine Clark discusses what she’s called “six months of chaos under Republican leadership,” the Democratic strategy to get the Epstein files released, and the future of an unpopular party.NBC Sports Boston's Trenni Casey on the New York City gunman who apparently targeted NFL offices; the Fenway Aramark concession strike; and the MLB’s newest star affectionately known as "Big Dumper."Lee Pelton of the Boston Foundation discusses the latest in higher education deals with the Trump administration, and announces a new food equity program from the Boston Foundation.Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses World Central Kitchen's operations in Gaza, and he remembers his friend, the late Tom Lehrer.